(19)
(11) EP 1 214 982 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
25.09.2002 Bulletin 2002/39

(43) Date of publication A2:
19.06.2002 Bulletin 2002/25

(21) Application number: 01310449.2

(22) Date of filing: 14.12.2001
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: B04B 5/00, B04B 1/08, B04B 7/08
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK RO SI

(30) Priority: 18.12.2000 US 739070

(71) Applicant: FLEETGUARD, INC.
Nashville, Tennessee 32717 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • Herman, Peter K.
    Cookeville, Tennessee 38506 (US)
  • Bagci, Ismail
    Cookeville, Tennessee 38506 (US)
  • Pardue, Byron A.
    Cookeville, Tennessee 38506 (US)
  • Amirkhanian, Hendrik N.
    Cookeville, Tennessee 38506 (US)
  • Jenson, Richard (Deceased)
    Cookeville, Tennessee 38506 (US)
  • Yost, Mike
    Tiffin, Ohio 44883 (US)
  • Conrad, Mike
    Findlay, Ohio 45840 (US)

(74) Representative: Smith, Norman Ian et al
fJ CLEVELAND 40-43 Chancery Lane
London WC2A 1JQ
London WC2A 1JQ (GB)

   


(54) Disposable, self-driven centrifuge


(57) A disposable, cone-stack, self-driven centrifuge rotor assembly (120) for separating particulate matter out of a circulating flow of oil includes first (122) and second (123) rotor shell portions which are injection molded out of plastic and joined together by induction welding engaging edges so as to create an enclosing shell with a hollow interior. An injection molded, plastic support hub (125) is assembled into a central opening in the lower half (123) of the rotor shell and extends upwardly into the hollow interior. An injection molded, plastic alignment spool (124) is assembled into a central opening in the upper portion (122) of the rotor shell and extends downwardly into the hollow interior. A cone-stack subassembly (121), including a plurality of individual separation cones (71) which are injection molded out of plastic, are arranged into an aligned stack and positioned within the hollow interior and cooperatively assembled between the support hub (125) and the alignment spool (124).






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